Nils Blumreiter "Alle Ziele"

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"I'm a travelling science-artist here in NZ. I am a hybrid between scientist and artist but only by speaking in biological terms. I don't decide between art and science, for me it is the same context, only on different sides of the spectrum. Also I'm an experienced craftsman. I’ve been crafting leather, fabric, wood and many different materials for decades, which cumulates in being able to produce furniture, clothing, leather clothing and items (e.g. boots), sculptures, functional art... in short: Everything I can imagine and want to create. Due to the fact that I am a traveller I focused on crafting leather items, because I don’t need to carry too many tools on my one-year journey. My leather items are all 100% hand-made, means: I use awl, needle and rivets instead of a sewing machine.My preferred style/theme of the last years is the “steampunk” or “neo-Victorian” design, which does not mean gluing gears on items or clothing. I try to imagine the Victorian era and its style, themes and design in being developed over hundreds of years and mix it with a variety of art nouveau elements. Mostly I focus only on functional items like clothing, furniture and art decorative items. I design those steampunk elements to fit as part of a cultural style in our world. I create my works to be used in daily life. I don’t craft “jet-packs,” “steam-guns” or items like that. I see it more as an integratable style in our life."

-Skills summary-

Photography: Scientific- macro/object; Art- scenery/portrait/stills/panorama/macro/object Photographic methods: visible spectrum, ultraviolet (UV)- infrared (IR)- highspeed-photography crafting objects: bags, boots, books, accessory, clothing, furniture, sculpture Crafting materials: leather, cloth, wood, compound materials Latest history: In 2013 I stepped out of university and arrived in New Zealand. I am here for at least one year, or hopefully longer. Here I continued my photographic projects in this fantastic environment, as part of my work-and-holiday year. Furthermore I do some freelancer research for my first scientific publication, in which I focus on different Metrosideros species (like Pohutukawa), and have a closer look at the pollination relationships of different Metrosideros species here in NZ. I don't have any funding for my photographic projects and also no funding for my research, which means I need to work here in NZ, in order to fund my stay and my ongoing projects.

examples for my funding:Since November 2012 I work at "Spookers" in NZ as actor, special-fx-make-up artist, set builder, prop/costume- designer.

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